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WOMEN ENTREPRNEURS RISE AND SHINE
take the
Global Links Impact Investment Forum (GLIIF) Project….

ntrepreneurship as a discipline can be have been identified, out of which 52 viable project
DII inititated the Global Links Impact The website of GLLIF (www.gliif.in) has been
reinforced only with women playing an reports have been prepared and submitted to
Investment Forum (GLIIF) Project to launched and a series of 12 webinars on various
Eimportant role in the domain. Women have GWEDC. 91 EAPs have been conducted and 4436
proven themselves as adept leaders and women have been sensitized which have Edevelop a platform for providing topics like women entrepreneurship, funding
entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurial turf has many a surpassed the targeted goal of sensitizing 3850 Institutional Networking support to women opportunitties, impact investment and many more
successful saga by women entrepreneurs who women. Till date, 902 women have been trained entrepreneurs for their startups & early growth have been conducted during January to March
have risen from a scratch. under 27 WEDPs. enterprise having potential to create social and 2021.
environmental impact. The Global Links Impact
EDII has contributed significantly to women Through these EAPs, the participants got A-one day workshop was conducted with Women
Investment Forum (GLIIF) is a network of small
entrepreneurship through various focused information on entrepreneurship, viable business Entrepreneurs at Guwahati, Assam on 5th
business entrepreneurs, students, academia,
programmes and projects. In line with this motive, opportunities for women in Gujarat, support February. The workshop aimed at understanding
incubators, impact investors, and bankers who
under the sponsorship of Gujarat Women network for women to set up enterprise, the roadblocks as perceived by potential women
together promote sustainable and socially
Economic Development Corporation Ltd. information on various Govt. Schemes for women entrepreneurs and the students ,and the
impactful entrepreneurship among women. This
(GWEDC), Govt. of Gujarat, EDII initiated the entrepreneurs, preparing a business plan and opportunities that they could explore to shine as
project 'Promoting Entrepreneurship among various other aspects involved in setting up and one-year project would entail working with Impact entrepreneurs. The workshop addressed various
Women in Gujarat'. The prime objective of the running a business venture. Investors and other stakeholders in the Eastern issues and concerns of existing and potential
project is to develop entrepreneurial capacity and and North-Eastern states of the country. The
The women participants identified their ventures in women entrepreneurs, and guided them on the
business resourcefulness among women for broad objective of this initiative is to promote
the areas of food processing products, textile way forward. A similar one-day workshop was
sustainable livelihood option through enterprise women entrepreneurship by providing a platform
products, plastic products, service sector, leather organised with University Students and Women
creation. The goal of the project is to sensitize 3850 to small business women for networking and by
products manufacturing, garments manufacturing Entrepreneurs at Kolkata on 27th February.
women through Entrepreneurship Awareness increasing awareness about the prevalent
detergent products making, data entry, computer
Programmes (EAPs) and train 1050 potential business ecosystem. The idea is to enable
services etc. The participants were also provided
women entrepreneurs under customized Women maximum use of available resources so that they
with field exposure and institutional visits to gain
Entrepreneurship Development Programmes can grow organically.
practical insights. The women trained under the
(WEDPs) within a year. The project will cover 33
programme are also being provided with
districts across Gujarat.
handholding support required to set up their
So far, field survey of 33 districts has been business ventures.
completed and 108 viable business opportunities

Mrs. Manisha Chandra, IAS, Managing Director, GWEDC, Govt. of Gujarat addressing the participants.
Also seen are (R-L) Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General , EDII and Mr. Prakash Solanki, Faculty, EDII

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